3D printing is not a future technology, but rather a present and predominant one. The 3D printing industry has boomed over the last few years, especially in the Valley, garnering most of its appeal from the Do It Yourself (DIY) market. It is now easier than ever to conceptualize, design, and produce a 3D printed … Read more
Parchment, a leader in the electronic transcript exchange, today announced that it has closed a $10 million follow-on investment, bringing the company total to $45 million raised. This capital raise was led by global merchant bank The Raine Group, with participation from all of Parchment’s existing institutional investors, including leading venture capital firm Novak Biddle … Read more
Every March the National Collegiate Athletic Association brings together 68 teams to compete in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. 68 teams from 10 conferences around the nation go head-to-head starting Tuesday afternoon with the First Four play-in games; the real action though, Round 2, commences Thursday, March 20. Games will be televised across several channels … Read more
The Arizona economy is off to a good start this year. According to numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Monday, Arizona had the third largest job growth so far this year. The state added 8,600 jobs from December 2013 to January 2014, the report said. Only Texas and Ohio had larger growth, … Read more
If a social media site, a travel site and an online banking site were all put into a blender, the outcome might be Outski. Like most travel websites, Tucson-based Outski users can search and book flights and hotels through the site, but it adds a social element to it, where vacation plans can be shared … Read more
Digital Summit Phoenix is a two day premier digital strategies forum and thought leadership event with a goal of educating and promoting forward thinking on topics related to Internet business and marketing that is coming to the Phoenix Convention Center, March 31- April 1. The Summit also offers attendees hours of peer networking, open bars, good … Read more
Attendees of the February Free Lunch Friday walked away with helpful information from Tom Rusling, general manager of iAcquire, who gave insight into content marketing, the importance of verifying authors on Google and domain authority to a sell out crowd. Rusling expressed, “Within search results, information tied to verified online profiles will be ranked higher … Read more
In a report by the Wall Street Journal, GoDaddy is gearing up for IPO. The report indicated that the company is set to interview underwriters in the coming weeks. GoDaddy, the world’s top platform for small businesses, had made a significant shift in their messaging from the “sex sells” mantra and GoDaddy girl, to their … Read more
Today is Happy 3.14 Day or Pi Day, not to be confused with Pie Day in January-though you might take in a slice of the circle to celebrate. This international day of celebration, now in its 26th year, was started at the San Francisco Exploratorium by physicist Larry Shaw commemorating the mathematical constant and observed … Read more
Brothers Sean and Tim Holladay were sitting in a meeting with about 150 people, and while the presenter was interacting with the crowd “…we just couldn’t hear what the other people were saying,” Tim said. “Sean pulled out his phone and said ‘I could FaceTime someone across the world and hear them perfectly, but I … Read more